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Non-UK Resident Stamp Duty
Land Tax Surcharge
Summary of Responses

                        July 2020
Non-UK Resident Stamp Duty Land
Tax Surcharge:
Summary of Responses

                          July 2020
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Preface
At Budget 2018 the government announced the introduction of a Stamp Duty Land
Tax (SDLT) surcharge (“the surcharge”) on non-UK residents purchasing residential
property in England and Northern Ireland. Spring Budget 2020 confirmed that the
rate of the surcharge would be 2% and that it would come into effect from 1 April
2021. The government believes that introducing the surcharge will help make house
prices more affordable, helping people get onto and move up the housing ladder, in
line with wider objectives on homeownership. The money raised from the surcharge
will be used to tackle rough sleeping.

The government consulted on the proposed surcharge from 11 February 2019 to 6
May 2019. The consultation received 78 written responses from professional firms,
developers, estate agents, individuals and miscellaneous other bodies. The
government also held 13 meetings with a variety of stakeholders to better
understand their views on the proposed surcharge.

This document summarises the main responses received to the consultation and sets
out the government’s proposals after considering those views. The government will
consult on the draft legislation enacting the surcharge, in line with the usual
approach to tax policy making.

The government is grateful to all the organisations and individuals who took the
time to respond to this consultation.

Overview of respondents’ views
Consultation respondents had a wide range of views on the proposed surcharge,
with some focusing on the high-level principle of the charge and others on more
technical elements of the policy design.

Many respondents welcomed the government’s underlying policy objective of
supporting home ownership, with a number believing the surcharge would support
this objective. Similarly, many respondents spoke positively of the government’s
decision to favour simplicity, where possible, in designing the surcharge. A
proportion of respondents expressed concern that the surcharge would negatively
impact housing supply and affect the UK’s reputation as a destination for
international investment.

The following chapters detail the responses received to the questions asked in each
chapter of the consultation and set out the government’s responses to the views
presented.
Contents

Chapter 1   The Surcharge for Individuals Purchasing Residential    2
            Property in England and Northern Ireland

Chapter 2   The Surcharge on Non-Natural Persons Purchasing         4
            Residential Property in England and Northern Ireland

Chapter 3   Reliefs from and Refunds of the Surcharge               8

Chapter 4   Existing SDLT Reliefs and the Surcharge                111

Chapter 5   Other SDLT Rules and the Surcharge                     122

Chapter 6   Administration of and Compliance with the Surcharge    144

Annex A     Consultation Respondents                               177

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Chapter 1

The Surcharge for Individuals
Purchasing Residential Property in
England and Northern Ireland
Consultation proposals and summary of responses
1.1      The consultation detailed how the surcharge will apply to non-UK resident
individuals who purchase residential property in England and Northern Ireland on
top of the relevant SDLT rates paid by resident individuals in similar circumstances.
This is in line with the government’s objective for the surcharge to apply on top of
existing SDLT rates and use rules found elsewhere in SDLT and the wider tax system.

1.2    The government proposed treating individuals as non-UK resident for the
purposes of the surcharge where they spent fewer than 183 days in the UK in the
12 months ending with the date on which the purchase of the residential property
occurred.

1.3      The government also proposed that where an individual who is subject to
the surcharge spent 183 days or more in the UK in the 12 months following the
date of purchase, they would be eligible for a refund of the surcharge. The
government’s proposed approach to refunds, along with reliefs from the surcharge,
is dealt with in chapter 3 below.

1.4     In recognising that most people who will interact with the proposed
surcharge will not be tax professionals, many respondents welcomed the simplicity
of the proposed residence test.

1.5     At the same time, some were concerned that the proposed 183-day pre-
transaction residence test could lead to anomalous outcomes where individuals
were treated as resident under the existing Statutory Residence Test (SRT) which
applies for other taxes but were treated as non-UK resident under the proposed
SDLT residency test.

1.6      Some respondents requested that unavoidable absence provisions currently
legislated in the SRT be replicated for the surcharge. Some also requested that
individuals who expect to be resident in the UK under the SRT in the tax year of
transaction be relieved of the surcharge.

1.7      The consultation asked if a surcharge rate of one per cent is set at the right
level to balance the government’s objectives on homeownership with the UK
remaining an open and dynamic economy. Many respondents felt that a higher
surcharge rate would be required to have the desired effect of making house prices

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more affordable to help residents get onto the housing ladder, although some saw
any surcharge as a barrier to investment in the UK.

Government response
1.8     In recognition that most stakeholders welcomed the government’s proposal
for a simple test of an individual’s residence for the purposes of the surcharge, the
government will legislate the SDLT residence test for individuals as set out in the
consultation.

1.9     While the government has considered whether special provisions are needed
to allow for exceptional circumstances to be taken into account, on balance it
believes that the residence test and the proposed approach to refunds as detailed in
Chapter 3 provide sufficient flexibility for the vast majority of customers.

1.10 The government will not use the SRT to determine the residence status of an
individual for the purposes of the surcharge. Using the SRT, a test based on a tax
year is ill suited for a transaction tax like SDLT and would be complicated as
individuals would have to judge their residence under the SRT in almost all cases
before the tax year has ended. This would create burdens for HMRC to check
taxpayers’ declarations whilst also complicating the surcharge as taxpayers who do
not routinely assess their tax residence could be forced to engage with the SRT
rather than the more straightforward SDLT test.

1.11 The government believes that a two percent surcharge strikes the right
balance between being high enough to have a material impact on house prices,
thereby helping residents get onto and move up the housing ladder, and the UK
remaining an open and dynamic economy that welcomes inward investment.

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Chapter 2

The Surcharge on Non-Natural
Persons Purchasing Residential
Property in England and Northern
Ireland
Consultation proposals and responses received
2.1     The consultation sets out the government’s intention that the surcharge
applies to non-UK resident non-natural persons purchasing residential property in
England and Northern Ireland. The consultation looked separately at companies,
partnerships and trusts.

Companies
2.2     The consultation document set out the government’s intention for the
surcharge to apply to purchases by non-UK resident companies and certain UK
resident close companies. To distinguish between resident and non-resident
companies, the government proposed a residence test based broadly on that in
operation for UK Corporation Tax. As such, a company will be UK resident and
therefore not within scope of the surcharge where they are incorporated in the UK,
or at the time they acquire the residential property, their central management and
control is exercised in the UK.

2.3      The consultation also set out how entities regarded as companies for SDLT
purposes would be treated. Where the entity is a unit trust, residence will be based
upon the SDLT residence principles as related to trusts. Where the entity is a co-
ownership authorised contractual scheme (CoACS), the scheme will be treated as
non-UK resident if it is constituted by arrangements that create rights in the nature
of co-ownership where the arrangements take effect as a result of the law of a
territory outside of the UK.

2.4      For UK resident close companies, the government proposed looking through
to the residence of participators and apply the surcharge where control could be
directly or indirectly exercised by one or more non-UK resident person(s). The
residence status of the participators will be determined as if they were direct
purchasers of the property acquired by the close company using the SDLT residence
test set out in this document. This treatment was proposed to prevent non-UK
residents using UK resident companies to circumvent the surcharge.

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2.5     Most respondents recognised that the proposed residence test for
companies was a sensible way in which to determine whether the surcharge
applied. Respondents welcomed the use of established principles noting positively
their familiarity for companies.

2.6    A number of tax professionals, representative bodies, solicitors and
conveyancers raised concerns over the potential inconsistency where dual resident
companies might be UK resident for SDLT but not for Corporation Tax, with most
suggesting that the residence test be modified to reflect the application of the UK’s
double tax treaties.

2.7     Many respondents expressed views on the proposed treatment of UK
resident companies under the control of non-UK resident individuals. On the one
hand, it was argued that the surcharge should be designed in such a way as to
ensure non-UK resident individuals were not able to avoid the surcharge by
purchasing through a UK resident company. Others argued that the use of UK
resident companies by non-UK resident individuals should be encouraged in order to
promote the UK as an open and attractive place to do business, and preferable to
the use of offshore companies as investment vehicles.

2.8     One respondent expressed concerns over how the test would apply to Real
Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) which, although generally required to be non-close
companies, can under certain exemptions be close companies. In a situation where a
REIT meets both REIT requirements and the definition of a close company, the
stakeholder questioned whether shares held by non-UK resident persons would
make acquisitions of residential property by the REIT subject to the surcharge.

Government response
2.9     The government confirms that it will define corporate residence using the
principles used for Corporation Tax, so the company will be UK-resident if it is within
the scope of UK Corporation Tax at the date the property is acquired. This includes
where the company is “treaty resident” for Corporation Tax purposes under a
Double Taxation Agreement.

2.10 With regards to CoACS, the government have considered the proposed test
of residence and to simplify matters, will provide for CoACS to be resident for SDLT
but for EEA equivalent schemes to be non-UK resident.

2.11 The government will also legislate to ‘look through’ UK resident close
companies and apply the surcharge where control of the UK company is held by a
non-UK resident under the SDLT residence test outlined in Chapter 1. The ‘look-
through’ will not apply to REITS, CoACSs or Unit Trust schemes.

Partnerships
2.12 As set out in the consultation, for SDLT purposes partnerships are treated as
if the partners are joint purchasers of partnership property. In line with this, the
government proposed that the surcharge would apply where any one of the
partners was non-UK resident as defined by the relevant residence tests for
individuals and non-natural persons set out in the consultation.

2.13 As was also set out in the consultation, there are special rules that apply to
partnership transactions involving the transfer of property. The government
proposed that where, under these rules, the partnership is treated as the purchaser,

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the above rules will apply. Where conversely, the purchaser is or includes a partner,
former partner or person connected with either a partner or former partner, the
residence status of the purchaser alone will determine whether the surcharge
applies.

2.14 A number of respondents expressed concern that the proposed treatment of
partnerships would be unfair and disproportionate for the residence status of one
partner to render the entire partnership liable to the surcharge, with several
questioning the policy rationale of deeming purchases by a partnership comprising
wholly of UK residents as preferable to those of a partnership comprising a single
non-UK resident.

2.15 Some commented that it would be onerous for large partnerships and
complex fund structures to establish the residence of every partner for the purposes
of the surcharge using a test other than the existing SRT.

2.16 A significant number of respondents advocated in favour of a threshold,
under which minor non-UK resident interests would be disregarded for the purposes
of the surcharge. A smaller number were in favour an apportionment test that
would restrict the amount of the surcharge payable to reflect the proportion of non-
UK resident interests in the partnership.

Government response
2.17 The government will legislate for the surcharge to apply to partnerships as
set out in the consultation. It is usual practice within SDLT to treat partners as joint
purchasers of a property and for joint purchaser rules to apply irrespective of the
relative interests being purchased by different partners.

Trusts
2.18 SDLT rules for acquisitions by trusts vary depending on the type of trust and
the nature of the property being acquired. The government proposed that the
surcharge will supplement existing trust provisions. As such, where a bare trust
purchases a property, the residence of that beneficiary will then determine whether
the surcharge applies. Conversely, where the transaction involves a trust other than
a bare trust, liability to the surcharge will be determined by the residence of the
trustees.

2.19 An exclusion to this principle was proposed in line with the rules that apply
in relation to trusts for the purposes of determining liability to the SDLT higher rates
for additional dwellings. Applying those rules to the surcharge would mean that
where a beneficiary were entitled occupy the property for life or to the income
earned in respect of the property, the application of the surcharge would be
determined with reference to the beneficiary’s residence status even if the Trust is
liable to pay any SDLT due.

2.20 For beneficiaries, residence would follow the proposed residence test for
individuals set out in the previous chapter. For trustees, the consultation document
set out the government’s intention for residence to be determined by reference to
the existing SRT used for Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax purposes. Where
however, the SRT currently operates with respect to tax years, the government
proposed that the SRT would be modified and used with respect to the 12-month
periods ending with the date of the transaction instead of tax years.

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2.21 Around half of respondents agreed that, given the existing SDLT treatment
of trusts, the proposed look-through treatment of acquisitions by trusts was
sensible. Others expressed concern over the proposed application of the SRT to
trustees, arguing that it would add significant complexity.

2.22 Two respondents noted that while the proposals were consistent with how
SDLT is applied to trusts generally, the surcharge would affect pension funds
investing in the build-to-rent sector through Jersey unit trusts and similar vehicles
and recommend introducing exemptions for investment in build-to-rent properties.

Government response
2.23 The government recognises that the consultation proposals on the residence
of trusts could have created additional complexities, contrary to its original
intention. Accordingly, the Government proposes simplifying residence test for trusts
so that rather than using a modified version of the existing Income Tax and Capital
Gains Tax tests, the residence status of a trustee is determined using the relevant
SDLT residence test (depending on whether the trustee is an individual or company).
Where there are multiple trustees, the trust will be UK-resident only if all the trustees
are UK-resident under the SDLT tests.

2.24 The government’s proposals on the availability of reliefs from the surcharge,
including in the build-to-rent sector, are covered below.

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Chapter 3
Reliefs from and Refunds of the
Surcharge
3.1     As set out in the initial consultation, the government proposes that reliefs
and refunds of the surcharge will be available in a limited number of circumstances
to ensure that the surcharge is applied in a manner consistent with the policy
intention of making house prices more affordable to help people onto the housing
ladder. Existing SDLT reliefs are addressed in chapter 4.

Reliefs from the Surcharge
Consultation proposals and responses received
3.2     For companies, partnerships and trusts, the government saw no instances in
which a relief would fit with the policy objective of the surcharge. For individuals,
the government proposed providing an upfront relief for Crown employees who
would be defined as non-UK resident under the proposed residence test for
individuals because of their deployment overseas.

3.3     Around three-quarters of respondents to the government’s consultation
agreed with the principle of providing relief from the surcharge for Crown
employees. A smaller number argued that such relief should be extended to private
sector employees on placement abroad who purchase residential property in
England or Northern Ireland and are UK resident for Income Tax purposes under the
SRT.

3.4     Several respondents argued that relief from the surcharge should be
provided for non-UK resident purchasers buying off-plan to reflect their role in the
development funding process, for build-to-rent developers, and for those who are
currently relieved of the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) and / or the flat
15% rate of SDLT on purchases over £500,000, such as those who let a property
commercially.

3.5     A handful of respondents favoured a threshold for the surcharge below
which the surcharge does not apply. It was argued a threshold would help remove
cash-flow problems from some buyers who would otherwise have to wait for a
refund of the surcharge after they have become UK resident.

Government response
3.6    The government will provide a relief for Crown employees where the Crown
employee is subject to UK Income Tax. The application of the Income Tax legislation
for crown employees places them in a materially different position to other Income
Tax payers, making it appropriate for the government to provide a relief for this
category of taxpayer. The relief will also extend to spouses and civil partners of
Crown employees who are living together overseas.

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3.7     For the reasons set out in paragraph 1.10, the government will not adapt
the residence test for the surcharge so that those who intend to be UK resident
under the SRT in the year of transaction are relieved or exempted from the
surcharge.

3.8     The government is not minded to provide relief for ‘off-plan purchases’ and
properties in the build-to-rent sector. Neither will the government provide reliefs
based on those that already exist in the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings or the
flat 15% rate of SDLT on certain purchases over £500,000. The government does
not believe that any reliefs would be compatible with the overall policy objective of
making house prices more affordable. It was noted by several respondents to the
consultation that purchases by non-UK residents are based on multiple factors, such
as exchange rates and the global property market, alongside any SDLT due.

3.9     As set out in the original consultation, the surcharge will apply on top of all
current rates of SDLT, including the current nil-rate band.

Refunds of the Surcharge
Consultation proposals and responses received
3.10 It is not the government’s intention for the surcharge to act as a barrier to
anybody coming to live and work in the UK. As such, the government initially
proposed that individuals within scope of the surcharge would be eligible for a
refund where they spent 183 days or more in the UK in the 12 months following the
day of the transaction.

3.11 The government also proposed that refunds would be available in certain
instances (for example alternative property finance agreements) where the residence
status of an individual other than the purchaser was used to determine whether the
surcharge applied. Apart from those instances, purchases involving non-UK resident
companies would not be entitled to claim a refund.

3.12 Some respondents felt that the proposed refund system was unfair in so far
as it would fail, in many instances, to reflect the time spent by a non-UK resident in
the UK prior to the purchase that triggered liability for the surcharge. It was
particularly noted that an individual could just fall short of both the up-front and
refund residence tests, despite having spent a significant amount of time in the UK.

3.13 As set out above, several respondents expressed concern about the potential
for individual purchasers to be deemed simultaneously UK resident for SRT purposes
while non-UK resident for the purposes of the surcharge. It was therefore requested
that if the SRT should be used when judging the availability of a refund.

Government response
3.14 In recognition of the concerns respondents to the consultation raised about
the availability of a refund from the surcharge, the government will adapt the
proposed test so that a refund will be available if individuals spent 183 days in the
UK over any 365-day period, beginning 12 months before transaction and ending
12 months after. This change will help make the refund available to more taxpayers
and ensure the refund can be granted earlier than was originally proposed.

3.15 The government judges that this revised refund criteria will ensure that in
most cases those who move to the UK following the purchase of a property are able

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to receive a refund. Therefore, a refund where an individual who is resident under
the SRT in the tax year of the transaction will not be included.

3.16 As set out in the consultation, refunds from the surcharge will not be
available for any non-natural persons, except in instances of alternative property
financing and certain trust arrangements.

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Chapter 4
Existing SDLT Reliefs and the
Surcharge
Consultation proposals and responses received
4.1     One of the government’s principles for the surcharge is that it will apply on
top of existing SDLT legislation. That being the case, the government proposed that
where a transaction currently qualifies for a relief, the same purchase by a non-UK
resident would continue to qualify.

4.2    Most respondents were happy to see that the existing reliefs were not
discarded when the surcharge applied and welcomed the proposed interaction
between the charge and existing SDLT reliefs.

4.3    Respondents who commented on the proposed interaction between the
surcharge and existing reliefs focused largely on two areas, collective
enfranchisement arrangements and first-time buyers’ relief.

4.4     On collective enfranchisement arrangements, respondents felt that the
proposed application of the surcharge to the entire transaction, where only one
purchaser was non-UK resident, was unfair, with a number proposing that
application of the surcharge should instead be pro-rated to reflect the extent of
non-UK resident ownership within the group of purchasers.

4.5    In stakeholder meetings and consultation responses, some suggested that
the application of the surcharge to purchasers qualifying for first time buyers’ relief
may create unnecessary burdens given that, as eligibility for the relief is dependent
on an individual’s intention to use the property as a main residence, most would go
on to become UK resident and qualify for a refund.

Government response
4.6      The government does not propose altering the application of the surcharge
in relation to collective enfranchisement arrangements or first-time buyers’ relief.

4.7     Changing the rules to exempt purchasers where first-time buyers’ relief is
claimed would place additional pressures on HMRC to establish if an individual
benefitting from relief plans to use the property as his/her main residence. All first-
time buyers will be able to benefit from a refund of the surcharge under the refund
rules set out above.

4.8     The government will continue to work with external stakeholders where
appropriate to understand how the current SDLT rules can impact people’s decisions
to collectively enfranchise.

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Chapter 5
Other SDLT Rules and the Surcharge
Consultation proposals and responses received
5.1    As with the preceding chapter on reliefs, the government’s guiding principle
has been to align the surcharge as closely as possible with existing SDLT legislation.

5.2      For joint purchasers, the consultation set out the government’s intention to
apply the surcharge where any one of the joint purchasers is non-UK resident under
the individual or non-natural persons residence tests. The government proposed that
this treatment of joint purchases would also apply to married couples and civil
partners where a property is jointly purchased. Unlike, however, the rules that apply
for determining liability to the higher rates of SDLT on additional dwellings the
consultation document set out the government’s intention for the surcharge not to
apply where a UK resident purchases on their own and their spouse or civil partner is
non-UK resident.

5.3    A large number of respondents considered the proposed rules on joint
purchasers to be unfair and distortionary with regard to married couples and
couples in civil partnerships. In highlighting the unfairness, many put forward the
scenario of a couple buying a house together where one spouse is in the UK, and
therefore UK resident, and the other is working abroad, and therefore considered to
be non-UK resident, and within scope of the surcharge.

5.4    Some respondents commented on the proposed treatment of multiple
dwellings relief and on purchases of six or more dwellings, suggesting that the
proposed treatment ran contrary to the stated policy aim.

5.5    A small number of stakeholders expressed concern over the government’s
proposal in respect of applying the surcharge to linked transactions involving
separate but connected persons, where one purchaser is non-UK resident.

Government response
5.6    The government intends to apply the surcharge using existing rules found
elsewhere in SDLT, as far as possible.

5.7    The rules for joint purchasers in SDLT, such as in the higher rates on the
purchase of additional properties and first-time buyers relief, are well established
and ensure available reliefs or extra charges are applied without opportunities for
them to be unfairly claimed, in the case of refunds, or avoided, in the case of extra
charges like the higher rates.

5.8     In recognition of the concerns raised by stakeholders relating to married
couples and civil partners where one is UK resident and the other non-UK resident,
the surcharge will not apply where one spouse is resident under the SDLT residence
test and where those spouses or civil partners jointly purchase a property. However,

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for other joint purchasers, the current joint purchaser rules in SDLT will continue to
apply unamended.

5.9      The government will not alter the way in which multiple dwellings relief and
the ‘six or more’ rules work where the surcharge applies. The government has set
out that the surcharge will apply on top of existing SDLT rates and use rules found
elsewhere in SDLT, and the continued availability of multiple dwellings relief will
assist those purchasing multiple residential properties, even where the surcharge
applies. The continued treatment of ‘six or more’ dwellings as a non-residential
transaction reflects the long-standing treatment by the government of these
transactions as being commercial in nature and therefore subject to the non-
residential rates of SDLT.

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Chapter 6
Administration of and Compliance
with the Surcharge
Consultation proposals and responses received
6.1    The government’s intention is that the administration of the surcharge, and
compliance with its requirements, should largely mirror the administrative and
compliance provisions which already apply to SDLT.

6.2     Where a purchaser subject to the surcharge subsequently becomes eligible
for a refund, the consultation set out the government’s intention for the customer
to claim the refund via an amendment to their land transaction return. The
consultation also proposed extending by 12 months the ability of the customer to
make that amendment. In practice this means that purchasers will have 24 months
from the statutory filing date to amend a return and secure a refund.

6.3     While supportive of the proposed extension for the time within which an
SDLT return can be amended, several conveyancers expressed concern over the
administrative burden they felt the charge would impose on them. Several
commented on the complexity and burden that conveyancers would face in
establishing whether or not a client is liable to the surcharge, specifically the need to
scrutinise all clients involved in the transaction and the need to seek further
evidential documentation in addition to that already required for the purposes of
establishing a client’s eligibility for first time buyers’ relief or liability to the higher
rates on additional dwellings.

6.4     A number of respondents felt that HMRC should publish detailed guidance
on the evidence required for individuals to prove the number of days they were in
the UK, and that transitional provisions should be put in place so that transactions
currently in progress will not be affected by the surcharge.

Government response
6.5     The government believes the administrative arrangements for filing returns
as set out in the consultation are adequate for the purposes of the surcharge.

6.6    HMRC will publish guidance for taxpayers and agents in advance of the
surcharge coming into effect. This guidance will include the information taxpayers
and agents will be able to use to demonstrate their residence status as well as
guidance on providing new information as a result of changes made to the SDLT
Return form.

6.7    The government notes respondents’ concerns about transactions in progress
and intends to provide transitional arrangements based upon those used for SDLT
changes made in 2016. Broadly, transactions will not be subject to the surcharge
where contracts were exchanged on or before 10 March 2020 but are not
completed or substantially performed until 1 April 2021 or thereafter. But the

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transitional arrangements will not apply, and transactions will be liable to the
surcharge, where:

       - There is any variation in the contract, or an assignment of rights under the
       contract on or after 11 March 2020, or

       - The transaction takes place as a result of the exercise of any option, right of
       pre-emption or similar right that takes place on or after 11 March 2020, or

       - On or after 11 March 2020, there is an assignment, sub-sale or other
       transaction relating to the whole or part of the property so that someone
       else other than the original purchaser under the contract becomes entitled
       to call for a conveyance of the property

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Annex A
Consultation Respondents
      Ashgrove Homes

      Ashurst LLP

      The Association of Accounting Technicians

      The Association of Real Estate Funds

      The Association of Tax Technicians

      Bartons Solicitors

      Battersea Power Station Development

      BDO LLP

      Berkeley Homes

      Blick Rothenberg LLP

      British Property Federation

      The Chartered Institute of Taxation

      Cripps, Pemberton, Greenish LLP

      Deloitte LLP

      EY LLP

      Forsters LLP

      Grant Thornton UK LLP

      Home Builders Federation

      The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales

      The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

      Intergenerational Foundation

      Jersey Finance Ltd.

      Kaye & Carey Estate Agents

      Kingston Smith LLP

      Knight Frank

      KPMG LLP

      The Law Society

      London First

      Ludgrove Property

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M&G Real Estate

Macfarlanes LLP

Mayor of London

McDermott, Will and Emery LLP

NAEA Propertymark

Northern Ireland Co-Ownership Housing Association Ltd

Penningtons Manches LLP

PWC LLP

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Shoosmiths LLP

Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group

The Society of Licenced Conveyancers

STEP – Advising Families Across Generations

Unite Students

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